July 09, 2026

Featured News

TNT Sports prepares to take on Commonwealth Games broadcast

TNT Sports promises an approach shaped by its Olympic experience as it prepares to produce 600 hours of coverage of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, July 23 to August 2.

Blog

Reducing TCO for streaming services

Financial pressures felt over the last few years has led to a new set of challenges around total cost of ownership (TCO). Video services are now tasked with finding ways to reduce spending and increase revenue generation, all without increasing churn, and this has caused the age-old build versus buy debate to resurface.

Short Cuts

What industrialised illegal streaming is costing the industry in 2026

In this clip from her keynote fireside chat at Streaming Media Connect 2026, Verimatrix's Maria Malinkowitsch offers a snapshot of live-streaming piracy in 2026, what it's costing major sport rightsholders, why the fragmentation of sport rights and the cost burden on fans is making the industry susceptible to pirates, and how the industrialisation of illegal streaming and the rise of "piracy as a service" are adding fuel to the fire and making antipiracy efforts more challenging than ever.

Industry News

Synamedia Appoints Dr Tzvi Gerstl as CEO as Company Enters Next Phase of Growth

Synamedia announced today the appointment of Dr Tzvi Gerstl as Chief Executive Officer. Paul Segre, who has served as CEO for the past six years, will transition to the role of Executive Chairman, where he will continue to provide strategic guidance and s

nanocosmos Presents First Real-World Data from MOQ in Commercial Video Production

nanocosmos released the first production-grade MOQ performance dataset collected from real viewer traffic across six continents over twelve months. MOQ/WebTransport outperformed WebSocket consistently on connection time and latency, keeping end-to-end del

REDHAWKMOONTV JOINS FAST CHANNEL LINEUP, BRINGING BLACK CINEMA, HORROR, PODCASTS, AND INDEPENDENT VOICES TO GLOBAL AUDIENCES

RedHawkMoonTV has officially joined the growing FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television) ecosystem, delivering a bold and diverse entertainment experience designed to elevate independent voices and celebrate multicultural storytelling.